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Antonyms for unhearing

Grammar : Adj
Spell : heer-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɪər ɪŋ


Definition of unhearing

Origin :
  • "perception by ear," early 13c., from present participle of hear. Meaning "a listening to evidence in a court of law" is from 1570s.
  • As in deaf : adj unwilling
Example sentences :
  • The yapping and barking of the wolves fell upon an unhearing ear.
  • Extract from : « The Eyes of the Woods » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • When she came down, he was sitting as she had left him, unhearing, unseeing and unheeding.
  • Extract from : « The White Shield » by Myrtle Reed
  • To me the whole world has been as unhearing as the tempest, and as cold as the iceberg.
  • Extract from : « Fifteen Years in Hell » by Luther Benson
  • To me the whole world was unhearing as the tempest, and as cold as the torpedo.
  • Extract from : « Caleb Williams » by William Godwin
  • He complained to the unhearing Spike all the way back to a dressing station, though twice refusing help to carry his load.
  • Extract from : « The Wrong Twin » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "This Maggie Kinsella makes the finest lace for miles about," said Michael, unhearing, unheeding.
  • Extract from : « Jane Journeys On » by Ruth Comfort Mitchell
  • More and more perturbed, as the climax approached, Mr. Peaslee took his place in the jury-room, and sat there with unhearing ears.
  • Extract from : « The Calico Cat » by Charles Miner Thompson
  • But she stooped, and she put her lips upon his cold lips: and she whispered in his unhearing ear.
  • Extract from : « The Washer of the Ford » by Fiona Macleod
  • It was humiliating indeed to make an earnest apology to unhearing ears.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Fourth Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • He asked help first from the senate of his native town, Genoa; but Genoa turned to him an unhearing ear.
  • Extract from : « Great Inventions and Discoveries » by Willis Duff Piercy

Synonyms for unhearing

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